Med-Surg Exam 1 Practice Questions with perfect answers 2024

What laboratory findings does the nurse determine are consistent with hypovolemia in a female patient? (Select all that apply.) 1. BUN : serum creatinine ratio of 12.1 2. Urine positive for blood 3. Hematocrit level of 47% 4. Urine specific gravity of 1.027 5. Urine osmolality of 450 mOsm/kg correct answersCorrect answer: 3. 4. and 5. More than half of students who answered this question in Wolters Kluwer's adaptive learning systems, powered by PrepU, answered "BUN : serum creatinine ratio of 12.1." The BUN to creatinine ratio is above 20:1 in hypovolemia due to dehydration or decreased renal perfusion and function. The planning component of the teaching-learning process is organized in a sequential manner. Which of the following is the first step for the nurse? Select the appropriate teaching strategy. 1. Define the expected outcomes. 2. Document the plan. 3. Develop the planned goals for the learning outcome. correct answersCorrect answer: 3. Develop the planned goals for the learning outcome. -Nearly half of students who answered this question in Wolters Kluwer's adaptive learning systems, powered by PrepU, answered "Select the appropriate teaching strategy." Before the teaching strategy can be determined, the goals of learning must be developed. The nurse is interviewing a patient who says he has a dry, irritating cough that is not "bringing anything up." What medication should the nurse question the patient about taking? 1. Aspirin 2. Bronchodilators 3. Cardiac glycosides 4. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors correct answersCorrect answer: 4. Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors -More than one-quarter of students who answered this question in Wolters Kluwer's adaptive learning systems, powered by PrepU, answered "Bronchodilators." Bronchodilators are prescribed to open constricted bronchial tubes. They do not produce cough; angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors do.